Dora’s Driving Tip – When noticing hazards, look at them quickly, and avoid glaring at them for longer than needed. Drivers often spend too long fixating on one hazard when driving, which can increase the chances of totally missing another one. The brain only needs a fraction of a second to register a hazard. Do you ever find yourself being distracted by a hazard only to respond late to another one?
Dora’s Driving Tip – When noticing hazards, look at them quickly, and avoid glaring at them for longer than is needed. Drivers often spend too long fixating on one hazard when driving, which can increase the chances of totally missing another one.
The brain only needs a fraction of a second to register a hazard.
“I was so fixated on the car that had broken down on the left, that I totally failed to see the oncoming cyclist!”
Do you ever find yourself being distracted by a hazard only to respond late to another one?
Dora’s Driving Tip – If you are in the right lane on a motorway or dual carriageway, and if it’s safe to do so, position yourself slightly over to the right, to enable a better view of the vehicles in the line ahead. You will be able to anticipate a reduction in speed, often before the driver in front has seen any brake lights. Have you ever tried this technique before?
Dora’s Driving Tip – If you are in the right lane on a motorway or dual carriageway, and if it’s safe to do so, position yourself slightly over to the right, to enable a better view of the vehicles in the line ahead.
You will be able to anticipate a reduction in speed, often before the driver in front has seen any brake lights.
Have you ever tried this technique before?
Dora’s Driving Tip – Sometimes anticipation (what you expect to see) can override the input from the eyes (what you actually see) when driving. The mind is trying to fit events to it’s expectations. This problem only gets worse when you are driving when tired. "I was tired and certainly wasn’t expecting to meet another car down the usual very quiet lane" Can you recall at least one situation similar to this you’ve had, in the last 3 months?
Dora’s Driving Tip – Sometimes anticipation (what you expect to see) can override the input from the eyes (what you actually see) when driving.
The mind is trying to fit events to it’s expectations. This problem only gets worse when you are driving when tired.
“I was tired and certainly wasn’t expecting to meet another car down the usual very quiet lane”
Can you recall at least one situation similar to this you’ve had, in the last 3 months?
Dora’s Driving Tip – There is no light sensitive cells at the back of the eye where the optic nerve is, which can cause problems for motorists. The lack of these cells cause blind spots in an eye, which sit around 20 degrees to the outside of each eye. This is a key factor behind people causing collisions at T-Junctions (such as pulling out in front of a motorbike). They are not taking the time to look, and move their heads effectively in both directions to compensate for their blind spot "The bike just came out of nowhere…….." Do you take the time to always thoroughly look, and move your head fully in both directions, when planning to merge from a junction?
Dora’s Driving Tip – There is no light sensitive cells at the back of the eye where the optic nerve is, which can cause problems for motorists.
The lack of these cells cause blind spots in an eye, which sit around 20 degrees to the outside of each eye. This is a key factor behind people causing collisions at T-Junctions (such as pulling out in front of a motorbike). They are not taking the time to look, and move their heads effectively in both directions to compensate for their blind spot.
“The bike just came out of nowhere……..”
Do you take the time to always thoroughly look, and move your head fully in both directions, when planning to merge from a junction?
